Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-22
BADLY STAGE STRUCK.
HandFen' Tsnr 3d. Gp'-ess Ects rs
Chot"s Hirt-sha t.aryes uu..
band and ssCmauad
SouarstoN ork, Where She Appears at
Wailack's Theatsr-She is Hsiress
To Half Million,
Now York STAR.

al t4uto Mt4IOldlre, uGu D6GU maze &C.
fendsnt IN divorce proc eedings brought
by her husband, caused q sensation in
the aristocratic circles Of this city ald
Memphis, of which both we're, up to Two
months ago, conspicuous and admired
members. The father-in-Iaw Of the bride
is factor in the political and CONNER
cisl affairs of the state Of Tennessee,
while the lady herself is the nd-dsugh-
Ter OF the late Jacob Thompson, who was
Secretary of the Interior during the ad-
Of President Buchanan, and
sfterwaTd Minister to Englsnd..for the
Confederate states
81 While she was not blessed with the
likely endowment that her husband was,
she wiify nevertheless, inherit 100000
upon the death OF her grandmother.
Two months ago q charming yourg
lady called upon Colonel John A. McCaull
at Wsllack's tneater and sent up her card,
which bore the inscription, "Mis8 Mary
Douglass" She bore letters Of intro
dUCtion from the best known people of
Memphis, and stated the reason her call
ing upon him, which was that she desired
position in his company. Although
much surprised when the young LADY re-
vealed to him her maiden name, which
was Mary Thompson, Colonel McCaull
told her TO be present the following morn
ing for rehearsal.
She was there; her voice was tried and
the wife OF one of Memphis leading
young men was engaged to sing in the
chorus of "The Bellman" st SIS per
week. On Saturday night week ago the
young lady LETT Colonel McCaul's COM
pany, and as her real position in life had
been discovered some gossip, not fiatter-
ing to the young lady's discreetness, was
INDUCED IN. Some days prior to her
leaving "The Bellmsn" company her
husband came from Memphis, and
through his lawyers, Messrs. Blair &
RuGd of No. 102 Broadway, began pro
Ceedings for divorce, and she was sum
moned to answer within twenty days IN
the Superior court of this city.
Both parties ale censUred by their
friends. The friends of Mrs. Montgom-
cry claim that she was ilI-used by her
husband, while the friends Of the husband
claim that Mrs. Montgomery was stage
struck TO q degree that forbade q happy
home for either herself or her husband
LIST evening Mrs Montgomery was found
in her apartments, which are in the brown
stone house No. 80 West Tnirty-frst
street. AS the reporter entered he found
young lady Of medium height sitting
upon trunk. She was coquettisiIY
euvelopsd in wrapper Of black ard
| white striped material which failed to
cover pair OF dainty little slippered feet.
Her big blue eyes spanked AID as she,
with a decidedly girlish bound, left her
sest 10 greet the reporter her golden
hair, which was loosely tied in knot
upon her shapely head, tel from its rest
Ing place and depended to her waist.
"Pray pardon my appearance" she
said, "bug you see am about breaking
| up housekeeping, prior to my travelling
tour"
When asked about the estrangemant
| she ssid:
"Weu, 1 don't know that l ought to
talk upon the subject, but SO much has
| been said and implied that | will say that
my married life has not been g happy one
loved my husband dearly, and think
he did me for time, but of late he has
become apparently tired of me, and was
SO much neglected that could not stand
it any longer, SO l was compelled to
| leave our home"
"Is it true thst you were more fond OF
the stage than you were Of your homer"
ono. 1t is true that 1 have AWAY;
been fond of the stage, but my home
while it was made pleasant for me by my
husband, vas always my pride snd my
every consideration"
ITO what DO you ascribe your hus
bands neglect"
| 81 can not imagine, unless it be that he
Got into rather fast company and il
| pleasures that were not domestic, anC
forS6staat he hsas@ fond wife awaiting
him at h6His OF course ] did not lacl
Tor amusement, but l could not dare tC
attend the gatherings of our young anC
mutual ftiends unless he was with me
That l did so, however, is true; but hi:
absence caused remarks to which my sen
sitiva nature took exception, and finally
was determined 10 leave the home Of lpy
girlhood and seek my own Independent
livelihood in the world.
"The stage, on which have been nan,
times, told me was my best chance Q
doing this. I chose, and two month
ago l packed my trunks and started fol
New York with no ones consent but NJ,
own. When my friends md relative
learned of my determination and touns
that they could not dissuade me l wa
given seversl letters CT introduction t
lladies and gentlemen in this city. l a.
s3plied TO Colonel McCaull and he ha
Il treated me most CALAMITY. RENAME
in his opera company until week az
to-day, and then left because l had IA
;. ceived what l considered better off,
from Mr. Frank Daniels, with whom
plsF part il Little Puck
II !. stBefo7e accepting the offer consulte
Mr.. McCaull and he advised me, for n
.. own good, to accept 1t. If my huSbsn
fsaea TOR separation On other ground
than thst Of desertion, lay lawyer, M
Thomas A. Atchison of No. % Chanoe,
street, in whom place the utmost cont
dence, has been instructed to fight in
flance Now l must bid you goodbye